wedding pics

[Jbasya]

Hi Damien, another photographer asked me to composite the best parts of some shots where she missed focus, and I've done my best with what she had.... but I'm wondering if some blur might help in areas where the sharper focus seems out of place. Would you mind taking a look and telling me what you think?

In the all-girls photo I'm looking at the stairs and the woman in green's flowers. In the "coed" photo I'm not sure about the little girl's flowers.

Thanks!

[Damien Symonds]

I completely agree with you.  I have blurred sharp areas of photos many times, in order to attain consistency.  It hurts my soul to blur good focus of course, but you have to do what you have to do.

[Jbasya]

Thanks! Should I do it on top or underneath my existing layers?  Gaussian blur? Any other tips? I only used Gaussian blur once before and it was months ago. 

[Damien Symonds]

That's a damn good question.

May I see a screenshot of your layers panel for the ladies photo?

[Jbasya]

the screenshot makes it look so simple, but I actually have a new bald spot from trying to keep track of which layer I was masking

[Damien Symonds]

Great, they're smart objects.  So just add Gaussian Blur to the layer, then mask it on only where needed, on the mask of the smart filter.

[Jbasya]

Thank you as always.